Banjo-snare.



AL. ISHAM.

BANIO SNARE.

y APPLICATlON FILED MAR. 19, 1918. 1,291,903. 'Patented 1311.211919.

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L. ISHAM.

BANJO SNARE. APPLcATxoN HLED MAR. 19, falla.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

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1the'devicefwith itspa'rts j 5' isa plan view* of a banjo'head showing `is threaded through Appliation mea March 19, 191s.

Y To all 'wizm imag concern.'

Beit known-that I, LINCOLN ISHAM, a citi- Zen of the `n`ited States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements" in Banjo-Shares, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.`` j

Thisinvention relates to snaresespe'cially designedv for use on banjos" togive an effect 'when' thebanjo" is played similar to thatof a sn'are drum;

One object'of the invention 'is' to provide al snare which may be quickly attached to any banjo or similar instrument and de-v tached therefrom as occasion requires without altering'the' instrumentl in any way or marring its appearance. Another Objectis to provide af detachableI snare 'whichis simplein construction and: inexpensiveto manufacture.,` Further'object's will appear as'the description proceeds. n

The invention will" befirst hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which constitutepartof this specification, and'then more specifically defined1 in the' claims aty the end" of the description. Y

n thel accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters areused-to designate corresponding parts throughout the several"views:- Figure 1f isV aisectionalview' through one edge of the head of a banjo, showing the snare inpla'ce thereon.`

Fig.' 2'isafdetailed planview of the snare. Figlis an' elevation thereof looking at the free ends of the snare cords. I v

Fig. 4- isI adetailec'll perspective view 01"' separatedand Fig.

more clearly how the' snare may be attached thereto. l Y, A

In Figs. land 5 thev` head* of abanjo 4is illustrated at.`1`,therim thereef at 2,' the clamping ring at' fandthefsnare 'as a' whole `at 4I Thelsnare'cordse 'are'preferably made yof. siflk with'V stili-ening wire coiledabout them.V Eachladjacent pair of eo'rdsis made ina single piece-the middle p'ortionfofwhich holes 6 in `a"lange 7 at thej upper end of i one" portion 8' offaclamp"9 adapted toem'bracethe rim 2,01"y the' Vbanjo head. Each cord is passed through 'two lof tlieholes f6 which 'are 'staggered or laterally offset one fron-fthe other, :asiclearly'shown Specification of Letters Patent.

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in Figs. 2 and 4, the extending end portions of the cord being arranged on top ofsaid flange 7 while the intermediate portion' of the cord is looped below said flange, as at 10, Fig. 3Q The cords are removably held in a cover plate llnhaving downwardly and inwardly bent flanges' 12 at its lateral edges to engag'e the! corresponding edges of the flange 7,ja-nd adapted `tobe vslipped onto said flangeover theextending OFFICE.

portionsA of theb'c'zord's.14 The cover plate' is made of metal or other material having'sniliclentreslliency to retain it in place against ordinary Vjars ybut said'platelmay be slipped ofi'whenever it is" desired tofadjust or renew Themember 8` ofthe elalnpfhas aA bead or groove `13 V at itsv upper end to bridge or t overtle edge o1" theclamping ring Bof the banjo? head,and

,the` cover plate 1l` preferably has ,a iiptumedeup as aureo niet against said grooved portion 1'3, as shown 1n Figs. 1 and2.,l The lower end ofthe member 8 ofthe lamp isV bent'inwardi, asat 14, and has notches'l in its edges to emb-raee the'edgesv of a slot 24 inthe' supplemental member' 19 of the clamp, therebeing a portion l 6 beyond the Enotehes't'o engagel the in- 'ner face of ysaid supplemental member,

whereby theV inwardly bent portion'14 is retained-"in" sliding enga-gement with the supplemental member;V

' The supplementalmember 19fofr` the clamp has its lower end bent to engage 'the lower edge of the rim 2 of the banjo head, as shown at 20, Fig. 1. ',lhe upper endof said supplemental'm'em Y er' is 'bent outward atly 21 andv has Anotches 23 inits lateral edges to'enga'ge the edge'sof a" slot" 1)? in the member 8. There "is' widened` portion 22' beyondthe notchesQS-to retainlvthe inwardly bent portion 21-in sliding lengagement with themember 8. It willthusf b e seen1 thatthe two -mem-bersfof the clar'npare held in spacedrelationand a'reV adapted 'to 1slide one fon Lthe other to Varythe distance between the groove 13, which 'engages the"c1ampingf ring' 3, and the bent end l204 which: 'engages' the' lower edge o th`e"rim 2.* Theinembers areassembled by first engagin'gjthe`- bent' portion 14fjwiththe'e1otarandthenepassing the part Y the bent portion the clamp so that the groove secured over said` flange 2. lIn a snare with means for fastening the same to an in- In a snare for banjos, .with a clamp having members adapted to grip therim of the rim,'-a flange on said me bead, (said flange having ,perforationsthere- The upper porti-on of the member 19 adja-l cent the bent end 21 `and between the upper vend of the slot 24 and said bent end is offset or bulged at 25 to allow clearance for the upper end of the spring. The lower end of the member 8 between the lower end of the slot 17 and thebent portion 14 is also offset or bulged in the same manner and for the same purpose, as shown at 26. j

'The snare Vmay be easily attached or detached from the rim of a banjo by pressing 14. and projecting portion 22 toward each other, which has the effect of compressingthe spring and lengthening 13 and vbent part 20 at its opposite ends may clear the edges. of the rim and ring of the banjo head.

`IlVhen the snare is in position the free ends of .the snare cords 5 rest upon the head of the instrument while the cords themselves preferably extendrsubstantially radially of the banjo head, as best shown in Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLettersPatent of the United States is Y' 1. In a snare forbanjos, the combination `with means for fastening the same to an inhaving perforations looped through said plate removably for locking the strument, of a flange therein, snare cords perforations,VV and a cover cords thereto.

for banjos,` the combination strument,`ofa` flange having perforations therein, snare cords looped through said pere j two members each foratioiis, and a cover plateV having bent edges to engage the lateral edges of lthe flange and retain said plate on the flange for locking' the cords thereto. e

the combination head of the instrument, of a bead on 'one clamp memberl tobridge the rim. of the head, a flange on said member; beyond the bead, and snare cords yfastened to said flange. Y Y 4. In a snare for banjos, the combination with a clamp having' members adapted to grip the rim 'of the head of the instrument, of a bead on one clamp member to bridge the ber beyond "the in, snare cords looped through said perfora tions, and a cover plate to slidingly engage said flange for lockingthe cords thereto.

5. In a snare for banjos, the combination with a clamp having membersadapted to grip the rim of the head of the instrument, of a bead on one clamp member to bridge the rim, a flangeon said member beyond t e bead, said flange having perforations there in, snare cords looped throughsaid perforations, a cover plate to slidingly engage said flange for locking the cords thereto, and a `lip on said plate to fit against said bead when the rplate is in place on'the flange.

6. The combination with a clamp having two members each having means at one end to engage one edge of the rim of a banjo and a slot in its intermediate portion, a bent portion at the other end of each' member having notches to slidingly engage the edges of the slot in the other member, and a coiledspring interposed between said bent end portions of the members for-the purpose specified.

7. The combination rwith a clamp having two members, each having a slot in its intermediate portion,vof means at one endY of r.eachmember for engagingone edge of the rim of a banjo, means yat the other end of each member lto slidingly engage the edges of the slot in the other member, and a coiled `.spring interposed between said slot-engag- .ing means on the two members for the purpose specified. Y

v 8. The Vcombination with a clamp having two members each having a slot in its intermediate portion, of means at one end of each member for engaging one edge of the rim of aV banjo, a bent portion at the other end of ieach member engaging the slot of the other member, and a spring interposed be# tween the bent end portions of the two members for the purpose specified, the diameter ioo of the spring being greater than the width of the slots and than the space between the members, whereby said spring isretained in position. l 1V 4 9. The combination with a clamp having having a slot in itsintermediate portion, of means; at one end of each, member for engaging one edge of the rim of a banjo, a bent portion at the other endl of each member having notchesto-enber, one of said slots having inclined lateral extensions to permit the passage therethrough of the 'ends ofthe bent portion of the otherV member when said ends beyondthe said inclined extensions of the slot, and va coiledspring interposed between-the bent end Vportions of the members `for the purpose specified. 10. The combination with a clamp'having two memberseach having a slot in its gage the edges of the slot in the other mem- .Y

.notches are temporarily bent toconformto intermediate portion7 of means at one end of each member for engaging'the edge of the rim of a banjo, a `bent portionl at the other end of each member having notches to Slidingly en age the edges of the slot of the other mem erj a spring interposedlbetween the bent end portions of the two members, said spring extending into the slots, and offsets in said members between the ends of the slots and said bent end portions to 10 provide clearance for the spring.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

Y LINCOLN IsHAM.

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